Antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. This book covers antioxidants and their mechanisms of action; their role in a whole array o
With tourism becoming a major economic force worldwide, there is tremendous interest in developing it sustainably. This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of sustainable tourism, bot
Based on a discussion meeting held at the Royal Society, London in April 1998, this book addresses the issues surrounding the ever increasing ability of insects and other arthropod pests to adapt resi
Silviculture and timber production in tropical forests have a long history going back many centuries; there is thus a considerable body of evidence on both sustainable and destructive forestry practic
The World Leisure and Recreation Association (WLRA) held its fourth World Congress in Cardiff, Wales, in July 1996. The overall theme was Leisure and the Quality of Life In the 21st Century. At the
This book is an officially authorized advisory manual that implements the recommendations on the energy and protein requirements of cattle, sheep and goat made by the AFRC Technical Committee on Resp
"The people of Greenland possess a robust spirit, born of the land, which speaks to me. At this time of the Age of Man, the Anthropocene, of human-induced climate change, I recognize that a tradition
